Akali Prahlad Singh

• Jagat Singh (father)
• Bishan Kaur (mother)

Jathedar Akali Prahlad Singh
Detail of possibly Jathedar Akali Prahlad Singh from a painting depicting a band (jatha) of Akali-Nihang warriors on the march, Company School, ca.1860
Jathedar of the Akal Takht
In office 1846–1865

Akali Prahlad Singh (died 1865) was a Nihang Sikh and 8th Jathedar of Shiromani Panth Akali Budha Dal. ^{[1] [2]}

Life

He became Jathedar of Budha Dal in 1846 and also became Jathedar of Akal Takht on the same day. He fought in the first and second Anglo-Sikh Wars against the British and raided cantonments outside of the area in 1850 alongside Bhai Maharaj Singh.^{[ citation needed ]}

He was revered by Sikhs, Hindus, and Muslims alike. ^[3]

When the Nihang Singhs moved out of Punjab after fighting with Patiala State Ruler and the British, they started moving towards Nanded. Ala Singh who was under the Patiala State after a series of battles was a Hazur Sahib Pujari (priest) and attacked Prahlad Singh with a battalion of the Royal Maharaja's Patiala State Armed Forces. ^[3] Prahlad Singh suffered a mortal wound from a blade into his abdomen but quickly covered it and managed to slaughter his attacker. ^[3] Prahlad Singh attained martyrdom while fighting with Major Ala Singh of Hazoor Sahib and Ala Singh was also killed in the same battle, although the Nihangs won in the end. ^{[4] [3]}

References

1. Budha Dal Website
2. The Sikh Courier, Volumes 9-12. Sikh Cultural Society of Great Britain. 1977. p. 24.
3. "The Sikh Review". The Sikh Review. 20 (218–229). Sikh Cultural Centre, Calcutta: 8. 1972.
4. "Misl Shaheddan Website". Archived from the original on 8 December 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2014.